ACCESSIBILITY OF FINANCIAL INFORMATION IN RELATION TO CHANGES IN SIZE OF ENTITIES CAUSED BY THE COVID‐19 CRISIS

The consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic on the quality and scope of financial information prepared by accounting are complex. The scope of the financial statement and the obligation to audit depend on the classification of units based on their size. The required scope is narrower for micro and sma...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Małgorzata Garstka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wydawnictwo SGGW - Warsaw University of Life Sciences Press 2022-06-01
Series:Polityki Europejskie, Finanse i Marketing
Subjects:
Online Access:https://pefim.sggw.edu.pl/article/view/3169
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1832568792742363136
author Małgorzata Garstka
author_facet Małgorzata Garstka
author_sort Małgorzata Garstka
collection DOAJ
description The consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic on the quality and scope of financial information prepared by accounting are complex. The scope of the financial statement and the obligation to audit depend on the classification of units based on their size. The required scope is narrower for micro and small entities than it is for larger organizations. The crisis may have influenced the size of entities and by that their classification and the scope of information that they need to disclose. The goal of this article is to verify whether post-pandemic demands for information, assuming it will be the same as pre-pandemic, can be fulfilled. The accessibility of information is connected with the level of security of engaging in business activities. Making changes in the criteria of an entity’s inclusion as an SME and in its obligation to audit can be one solution for the problem of insufficient information. The methodology used in this study is analysis of regulations and deductive reasoning. It showed that the effects of the pandemic, particularly the increase in the number of micro and small entities, can limit the accessibility of information. This article contributes to the scientific literature by displaying and justifying the need to verify the classification criteria of businesses and other entities.
format Article
id doaj-art-991721fb4ff44a9e98180463f48161d7
institution Kabale University
issn 2081-3430
2544-0640
language English
publishDate 2022-06-01
publisher Wydawnictwo SGGW - Warsaw University of Life Sciences Press
record_format Article
series Polityki Europejskie, Finanse i Marketing
spelling doaj-art-991721fb4ff44a9e98180463f48161d72025-02-03T00:35:17ZengWydawnictwo SGGW - Warsaw University of Life Sciences PressPolityki Europejskie, Finanse i Marketing2081-34302544-06402022-06-0127(76)ACCESSIBILITY OF FINANCIAL INFORMATION IN RELATION TO CHANGES IN SIZE OF ENTITIES CAUSED BY THE COVID‐19 CRISISMałgorzata Garstka0Jan Kochanowski University in KielceThe consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic on the quality and scope of financial information prepared by accounting are complex. The scope of the financial statement and the obligation to audit depend on the classification of units based on their size. The required scope is narrower for micro and small entities than it is for larger organizations. The crisis may have influenced the size of entities and by that their classification and the scope of information that they need to disclose. The goal of this article is to verify whether post-pandemic demands for information, assuming it will be the same as pre-pandemic, can be fulfilled. The accessibility of information is connected with the level of security of engaging in business activities. Making changes in the criteria of an entity’s inclusion as an SME and in its obligation to audit can be one solution for the problem of insufficient information. The methodology used in this study is analysis of regulations and deductive reasoning. It showed that the effects of the pandemic, particularly the increase in the number of micro and small entities, can limit the accessibility of information. This article contributes to the scientific literature by displaying and justifying the need to verify the classification criteria of businesses and other entities.https://pefim.sggw.edu.pl/article/view/3169SMEsfinancial informationquality of informationfinancial statement
spellingShingle Małgorzata Garstka
ACCESSIBILITY OF FINANCIAL INFORMATION IN RELATION TO CHANGES IN SIZE OF ENTITIES CAUSED BY THE COVID‐19 CRISIS
Polityki Europejskie, Finanse i Marketing
SMEs
financial information
quality of information
financial statement
title ACCESSIBILITY OF FINANCIAL INFORMATION IN RELATION TO CHANGES IN SIZE OF ENTITIES CAUSED BY THE COVID‐19 CRISIS
title_full ACCESSIBILITY OF FINANCIAL INFORMATION IN RELATION TO CHANGES IN SIZE OF ENTITIES CAUSED BY THE COVID‐19 CRISIS
title_fullStr ACCESSIBILITY OF FINANCIAL INFORMATION IN RELATION TO CHANGES IN SIZE OF ENTITIES CAUSED BY THE COVID‐19 CRISIS
title_full_unstemmed ACCESSIBILITY OF FINANCIAL INFORMATION IN RELATION TO CHANGES IN SIZE OF ENTITIES CAUSED BY THE COVID‐19 CRISIS
title_short ACCESSIBILITY OF FINANCIAL INFORMATION IN RELATION TO CHANGES IN SIZE OF ENTITIES CAUSED BY THE COVID‐19 CRISIS
title_sort accessibility of financial information in relation to changes in size of entities caused by the covid 19 crisis
topic SMEs
financial information
quality of information
financial statement
url https://pefim.sggw.edu.pl/article/view/3169
work_keys_str_mv AT małgorzatagarstka accessibilityoffinancialinformationinrelationtochangesinsizeofentitiescausedbythecovid19crisis